Process of manufacturing oxygenated salts.



' include the alkaline,

' 1s formed peroxid of hydrogen and the salt I ED lPATENT orrion.

enonenrnancors J'AUBERT; or. rants,

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To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, Gnonen FnANgoI's J AU- BERT, of 155 Boulevard'lvlalesherbes, Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Processes of Manufacturing Oxygcnated Salts, of Which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to a process of manufacturing oxygencontaining salts Which arequite stable when dry but are readily dissociated on being dissolved in Wa ter, to produce hydrogen peroxid.

In accordance with the invention the new salt-s are derived from those true peroxide which in the presence of an acid normally give peroxid of hydrogen. These perosids alkaline-earthy and earthy peroxids such as. for example peroxid of sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, barium, magnesiuu'i, zincand the like.

hen a mineral acid or a free organic acid is allowed to act upon such a peroxid there of the acid employed, according to the following equation:

2RH Water MeO; H 0 Water R Me Acid. Percxid. Peroxid ofhy- Salt pit the aci cmdrogcn.

. ployed.

This process has heretofore been 'co mmonly employed for the industrial manufacture of peroxid of hydrogen by the action of an appropriate acid diluted by water (such for example as sulfuric, fluosilicic, hydrofluoric, carbonic or the like) on peroxid of barium. y

Broadly speakin the present invention is characterized by t e fact that -instead of bringing about the reaction in the presence of Water or other fluid, in which the hydro-- gen peroxid normally produced by such a reaction might be dissolved, the reaction is brought about in the absence of such a possible solvent for hydrogen peroxid and the active oxygen liberatedlby the reaction combines with the resulting salt instead of combining With the hydrogen of the acid to form an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxid.

Where the reaction between the acid and the peroxid is of a less energetic nature, it may take place directly without any dilution, but where the nature of the reaction is more energetic I prefer to employ a diluting agent in which the peroxid of hydrogen is insoluble or at most only slightly soluble.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March'25, 1909. Serial No. 485,685.

and not by means of water.

ing to the following equation:

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rnoonss or MANUFACTURING OXYGENATED sALrs.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

Generally speaking-the reaction may be carried on directly Without a diluting agent when treating alkaline-earthy, or earthy per: oxids, but when alkaline peroxide are treated, t e reaction is more energetic and the diluting agent, as for example air, or a liquid such tives of carbon, the hydrocarbons, or like bodies which are not solvents of the peroxid .of hydrogen should be employed. If the acid to be diluted is inthe gaseous state for example as hydrochloric acid as noted later in Example 1, it must be diluted by means of a gas such'as air, or an anhydrous vapor lVhcn the reaction is thus brought about in the absence 9f a solvent of the peroxid of hydrogen, and is so controlled as to prevent an excessive rise in temperature, it results in the formation of solid salts containing all the active oxygen of the peroxid.

Example 1V0. 1-Pcrchl0rid of sodclmnl Eight kilograms of'peroxid of sodium are suspended in 100 liters of tetrachlorid of carbon and then dry hydrochloric acid gas is passed slowly through the mixture, which is energetically stirred, care being also taken to avoid any rise in temperature. results are obtained at a temperature between 0 and 10 centigrade, while" the highest temperature permissible is between 15 and 20 centigrade. The hydrochloric acid is entirely absorbed, in the proportion of two molecules of hydrochloric acid to one molecule of peroxid of sodium. When b weighing it has been ascertained that 7.5 kilograms of hydrochloric acid have been absorbed, the white precipitate is filtered and dried. This precipitate consists of about 15.5 kilogramsof perchlorid of sodium, a White powder very soluble in water and containing about ten per cent. of active oxygen. The reaction takes place accord- Na O tetrachlorid of carbon 2HC1= N a O ,2HOl tetrachl'orid of. carbon.

Perchlorid of sodium.

Ezmmple 1V0. 2.-Pcrf0rmiatc of s0alo.- Eight kilograms of peroxid of sodium are suspended in 100 liters of tetrachlorid of carbon and then 9.5 kilograms oipure formic acid are slowly added, stirring vigor ously all the time. Each drop of formic acid occasions a slightexplosion accompa nied by a flame. The formic acid should be The" best as acetone, the chlorinated derivaadded so slowly as to prevent a rise in temperature of the mass above 30 degrees centigrade. When all the acid has been added the liquid is filtered and the precipitate is pressed and dried. This precipitate consists of about 17 kilograms of performiate of soda, 9. white powder soluble in water and containing about 9.4 per cent. of active oxygen. The reaction takes place according to the following equation:

Na O, tetrachlorid of carbon 2HCOOH Na,O .2CH O tetrachlorid of carbon.

' Performiate of sodium.

Ewample N0. 3Pcrsalt of soda of acetic cthevx Eight kilograms of peroxid of sodium are suspended in eighty liters of'chloroform, and then 12 liters of acetic ether are slowly added. The mass rises slightly in temperature, consequently care must be taken that it does not surpass 30 degrees centigrade. The liquid is then filtered and the precipitate is pressed and dried. This precipitate consists of about fifteen kilograms of a pers'altof soda of acetic ether containing about nine per cent. of active oxygen. The reaction takes place according to the following equation Na O, chloroform CH COOC H Cl l OO Na (ONa) OC H chloroform.

E mample N 0. 4Pcrbcn2oate of s00Za.-

Twelve and a half kilograms of benzoic acid are mixed with 100 liters of tetrachlorid of carbon, and then 4 kilograms of peroxid of sodium are slowly added. The resulting precipitate consists of 16 kilograms of per- -benzoate of soda containing about five per cent. of active oxygen. The reaction takes place according to the following equation Na O,+tetrachlorid of carbon kZCgJ-I COOH Na O ZO H CO H tetrachlorid of carbon.

The above described reactions being gen- 6. Likewise the acetic ether may be replaced by other analogous ether salts such as methyl acetic ether, acetylocetic ether, etc.

The invention permits of obtaining from the peroxide true stable salts which in general, though very stable when dry, are immediately dissociated upon being dissolved in water, producing peroxid of hydrogen. The new salts produced are generally available as oxidizing agents.

It is to be clearly understood that in the claims the term acid includes ether salts or esters.

I claim 1. The improvement in the process of manufacturing oxygenated salts, by the reaction of an acid on those true peroxids which in the presence of an acid and water normally form hydrogen peroxid and the salt of the acid employed, which improvement consists in causing the said reaction to take place in the absence of asolvent of hydrogen peroxid, thereby combining directly with the salt the active oxygen developed by the reaction.

2. The improvement in the process 01. manufacturing oxygenated salts, by the reaction of an acid on those, true peroxids which in the presence of an acid and water normally form hydrogen peroxid and the salt of the acid employed, which improvement consists in causing the said reaction to take place ata reduced temperature and in the absence of a solvent of hydrogen peroxid, thereby combining directly with the salt the active oxygen developed by the re action.

The improvement in the process of manufacturing oxygenated salts by the reaction of an acid on those true peroxids which in the-presence of an acid and water normally formhydrogen peroxid and the salt of the acid ei'nployed, which improvement consists in causing the said reaction to take place in the presence of a diluting agent in which hydrogen peroxid is substantially insoluble. thereby combining directly with the salt the active oxygen developed by the reaction.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto placed my hand at Paris, France, this 16th day of March 1909.

GEORGE FRANQOIS JA UBERT.

In the presence of- H. C. Coxn, Hnn zr SGIIWAB. 

